August

15
Issue
#15

EMPiRE
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The SALVO Newsletter

Study to assess cell-salvage in obstetrics

The SALVO CRF summer quiz:

and the winner is
Many thanks to everyone who took part in Malikas summer
CRF quiz! Look out for a separate e-mail with solutions and
hints on common errors! We were pleased with your many
enthusiastic responses the first team to submit all answers
correctly was West Middlesex many congratulations, your
well-deserved chocolatey prize is on its way.

Data Management Corner

The Norwich team - also keen supporters of the
#WhyWeDoResearch twitter campaign!

Meet the Norwich Team!

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, our latest addition
to the SALVO team, introduce themselves:
At the Norfolk and Norwich hospital we have a wellestablished obstetric research team and are active in over
a dozen trials. Our obstetric anaesthetic department is
relatively new to research and as such is having to learn
quickly! We have been involved in research for about 8
months and now have a team of 4 consultants who are
committed & dedicated to research. We also have another
9 consultants on our delegation logs & we hope for more in
September.
Being part of SALVO has been great for our department.
It has helped promote research locally and the use of cell
salvage for our patients. Our involvement even helped us
convince our Trust to acquire a new cell saver machine! The
increased frequency with which we are using the machine has
helped our theatre staffgain familiarity with the equipment
and improved our skillsin using it.
We look forward to recruiting as many patients as possible for
this trial and helping with an important area for Obstetrics.

Contact Details
Doris Lanz, Senior Trial Coordinator
Malika Barakat, Admin & Data Assistant
Email: salvo@qmul.ac.uk | Twitter: @kt_network #SALVOStudy

What do we mean when we ask were one or two suckers

used for cell salvage?
Two suckers applies when some of the fluid at delivery is
extracted into a separate container to be disposed of after
the procedure. If all the blood, amniotic fluid/liquor and
wash goes through the cell salvage machine, tick one. If a
separate suction is used at all during the procedure (usually
for amniotic fluid/liquor) tick two.

Teleconferences
These are our upcoming teleconference dates do dial in and
exchange ideas and issue with us and your colleagues:

Friday 4th September 10.00 11.00

Friday 2nd October 10.00 11.00

Phone: 020 7882 5636 Ext.6694

Womens Health Research Unit,
Centre for Primary Care & Public Health
Blizard Institute, Yvonne Carter Building, 58 Turner Street, London, E1 2AB

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#15
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The SALVO Newsletter

Study to assess cell-salvage in obstetrics

Recruitment Update
As of 31st July, our total recruitment to SALVO is 2346; we recruited 93 participants last month no sign of a summer lull!

July Top Recruiters: Queens Hospital Romford is taking the top spot this month with 13 patients recruited terrific work!
And a round of applause to close runners-up Sunderland and James Cook.

Salvo Sites

July 2015
recruitment

Monthly
recruitment rate
since 1.4.2014

Total
recruitment
since 1.4.2014

Sunderland Royal Hospital

12

8.5

138

Barts Health, London

6.2

100

Whiston Hospital

5.6

28

James Cook University Hospital

12

5.5

89

Singleton Hospital, Swansea

5.2

84

Royal United Hospital, Bath

4.6

75

Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield

4.4

72

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

4.2

68

Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle

3.7

60

Royal Stoke University Hospital

3.5

57

Simpsons Centre, Edinburgh

3.1

50

West Middlesex University Hospital

2.9

47

Queen's Hospital Romford

13

2.0

33

St Michael's Hospital, Bristol

1.4

22

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital

1.3

21

Croydon University Hospital

1.3

21

Leicester University Hospitals

1.2

20

Derriford Hospital, Plymouth

0.7

12

Torbay Hospital

0.7

12

Northwick Park Hospital

0.6

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

0.5

Contact Details
Doris Lanz, Senior Trial Coordinator
Malika Barakat, Admin & Data Assistant
Email: salvo@qmul.ac.uk | Twitter: @kt_network #SALVOStudy

Phone: 020 7882 5636 Ext.6694

Womens Health Research Unit,
Centre for Primary Care & Public Health
Blizard Institute, Yvonne Carter Building, 58 Turner Street, London, E1 2AB